Pompeian Red
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The palette applied to simple layouts. Colors are assigned to roles automatically; try other arrangements.
Color study
A dictionary of color
Background, surface, text and accent, taken from one of Wada’s combinations.
Painted following the 60-30-10 rule: about 60% wall color, 30% for the sofa, 10% for cushions, throw and vase. A fourth color goes to the rug and curtains; otherwise they stay undyed. Floor and ceiling stay neutral; the print shows the whole palette.
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 62 (range 49–80)
Colorfulness 0.094
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Free
No classic color-wheel relationship.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Warm & cool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 25
Closest pair ΔE 25.3 · average ΔE 31.8
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Neutral Gray on Pompeian Red (3.7:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaPompeian Red · Olympic Blue | 1.7:1Low | 13 / 14 |
| AaAaPompeian Red · Aconite Violet | 1.7:1Low | 13 / 14 |
| AaAaPompeian Red · Neutral Gray | 3.7:1AA large | 45 / 47 |
| AaAaOlympic Blue · Aconite Violet | 1.0:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaOlympic Blue · Neutral Gray | 2.1:1Low | 29 / 32 |
| AaAaAconite Violet · Neutral Gray | 2.2:1Low | 30 / 32 |
WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.
The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).
Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 324 */
:root {
--pompeian-red: #ab2439; /* Pompeian Red */
--olympic-blue: #5a82b3; /* Olympic Blue */
--aconite-violet: #a36aa5; /* Aconite Violet */
--neutral-gray: #b6bfc1; /* Neutral Gray */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 324 */
@theme {
--color-pompeian-red: #ab2439;
--color-olympic-blue: #5a82b3;
--color-aconite-violet: #a36aa5;
--color-neutral-gray: #b6bfc1;
}
{
"id": 324,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Pompeian Red",
"hex": "#ab2439",
"rgb": [
171,
36,
57
],
"cmyk": [
18,
97,
74,
19
]
},
{
"name": "Olympic Blue",
"hex": "#5a82b3",
"rgb": [
90,
130,
179
],
"cmyk": [
69,
44,
10,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Aconite Violet",
"hex": "#a36aa5",
"rgb": [
163,
106,
165
],
"cmyk": [
39,
68,
5,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Neutral Gray",
"hex": "#b6bfc1",
"rgb": [
182,
191,
193
],
"cmyk": [
29,
18,
20,
0
]
}
]
}